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The Type I Normal Bias Audio Cassette

1970 Polydor ITT Demonstrator Musicassette

The Type I normal bias audio cassette was the standard and most widely compatible tape format – the direct descendant of the original compact cassette. The tape preserved sound by means of a ferric-oxide coating, and first appeared on the consumer market in the mid 1960s. Heading the post you can see a fairly early Type I musicassette demonstrator, which was used to help drive the cassette format into wider use in 1970. Continue reading The Type I Normal Bias Audio Cassette

EMI HFX C90 Audio Cassette

1970s EMI HFX C90 Audio Cassette

The things you find lurking in drawers… I was really excited to discover this EMI HFX C90 audio tape yesterday, and couldn’t wait to get it photographed and posted on Tape Tardis. Continue reading EMI HFX C90 Audio Cassette